"ponder" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒn.də(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑn.dɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-ponder.ogg Forms: ponders [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English ponderen, from Old French ponderer (“to weigh, balance, ponder”) from Latin ponderare (“to weigh, ponder”), from pondus (“weight”), from pendere (“to weigh”); see pendent and pound. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)pend-}}, {{inh|en|enm|ponderen}} Middle English ponderen, {{der|en|fro|ponderer|t=to weigh, balance, ponder}} Old French ponderer (“to weigh, balance, ponder”), {{der|en|la|ponderare|t=to weigh, ponder}} Latin ponderare (“to weigh, ponder”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ponder (plural ponders)
  1. (colloquial) A period of deep thought. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ponder-en-noun-tw5Oe4Q1

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɒn.də(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑn.dɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-ponder.ogg Forms: ponders [present, singular, third-person], pondering [participle, present], pondered [participle, past], pondered [past]
Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English ponderen, from Old French ponderer (“to weigh, balance, ponder”) from Latin ponderare (“to weigh, ponder”), from pondus (“weight”), from pendere (“to weigh”); see pendent and pound. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)pend-}}, {{inh|en|enm|ponderen}} Middle English ponderen, {{der|en|fro|ponderer|t=to weigh, balance, ponder}} Old French ponderer (“to weigh, balance, ponder”), {{der|en|la|ponderare|t=to weigh, ponder}} Latin ponderare (“to weigh, ponder”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ponder (third-person singular simple present ponders, present participle pondering, simple past and past participle pondered)
  1. To wonder, think of deeply. Translations (to think deeply): تَفَكَّرَ (tafakkara) (Arabic), فَكَّرَ (fakkara) (Arabic), մտորել (mtorel) (Armenian), разважа́ць (razvažácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), разва́жыць (razvážycʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), ду́маць (dúmacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), паду́маць (padúmacʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), размишля́вам (razmišljávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), разми́слям (razmísljam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), разми́сля (razmíslja) [perfective] (Bulgarian), ponderar (Catalan), ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ (adanvtedi) (Cherokee), 思考 (sīkǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 琢磨 (zuómo) (Chinese Mandarin), 沈思 (chénsī) (Chinese Mandarin), 沉思 (chénsī) (Chinese Mandarin), ekipwichi (Chuukese), přemýšlet [imperfective] (Czech), gruble (Danish), fundere (Danish), overwegen (Dutch), overpeinzen (Dutch), pensi (Esperanto), pohtia (Finnish), songer (French), réfléchir (French), ponderar (Galician), parar mentes (Galician), grübeln (German), הִרְהֵר (hirhér) (Hebrew), सोचना (socnā) (Hindi), mereng (Hungarian), elmereng (Hungarian), tűnődik (Hungarian), eltűnődik (Hungarian), elmélkedik (Hungarian), mérlegel (Hungarian), íhuga (Icelandic), ponderar (Ido), meditar (Ido), reflektar (Ido), konsiderar (Ido), اَنْدیشیدَن (andišidan) (Iranian Persian), فِکْر کَرْدَن (fekr kardan) (Iranian Persian), ponderare (Italian), 熟考する (jukkō suru) (alt: じゅっこうする) (Japanese), толғану (tolğanu) (Kazakh), thólū (Khiamniungan Naga), 숙고하다 (sukgohada) (Korean), dēlīberō (Latin), meditor (Latin), pensitō (Latin), размислува (razmisluva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), размисли (razmisli) [perfective] (Macedonian), merenungi (Malay), taute (Maori), whakaaroaro (Maori), pensar (Occitan), perpensar (Occitan), dumać [imperfective] (Polish), rozważać [imperfective] (Polish), rozmyślać [imperfective] (Polish), namyślać się [imperfective] (Polish), ponderar (Portuguese), размышля́ть (razmyšljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), размы́слить (razmýslitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), заду́мываться (zadúmyvatʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), заду́маться (zadúmatʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), ду́мать (dúmatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поду́мать (podúmatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), मन्यते (manyate) (Sanskrit), meòraich (Scottish Gaelic), cnuasaich (Scottish Gaelic), разми́шљати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ра̀змислити [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), razmíšljati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ràzmisliti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), premýšľať [imperfective] (Slovak), razmišljati [imperfective] (Slovene), razmisliti [perfective] (Slovene), considerar (Spanish), meditar (Spanish), cavilar (Spanish), discurrir (Spanish), fundera (Swedish), begrunda (Swedish), grunna (Swedish), யோசி (yōci) (Tamil), düşünüp taşınmak (Turkish), розмірко́вувати (rozmirkóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розміркува́ти (rozmirkuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), ду́мати (dúmaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), поду́мати (podúmaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), سوچْنا (socnā) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-ponder-en-verb-Yp-Np2j0 Disambiguation of 'to think deeply': 87 13 0
  2. To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly. Synonyms: chew over, mull over, ponder Translations (to consider carefully): մտորել (mtorel) (Armenian), абмярко́ўваць (abmjarkóŭvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), абмеркава́ць (abmjerkavácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), абду́мваць (abdúmvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), абду́маць (abdúmacʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), обми́слям (obmísljam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), обми́сля (obmíslja) [perfective] (Bulgarian), ponderar (Catalan), 思考 (sīkǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 考慮 /考虑 (kǎolǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), tænke efter (Danish), overdenken (Dutch), pripensi (Esperanto), pohtia (Finnish), s'interroger (French), ponderar (Galician), parar mentes (Galician), überlegen (German), nachdenken (German), विचारना (vicārnā) (Hindi), latolgat (Hungarian), fontolgat (Hungarian), mérlegel (Hungarian), fontolóra vesz (Hungarian), íhuga (Icelandic), ponderare (Italian), expendō (Latin), meditor (Latin), aspicio (Latin), taute (Maori), hurihuri (Maori), ponderar (Portuguese), обду́мывать (obdúmyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обду́мать (obdúmatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), meòraich (Scottish Gaelic), cnuasaich (Scottish Gaelic), ponderar (Spanish), sopesar (Spanish), fundera (Swedish), grubbla (Swedish), grunna (Swedish), обду́мувати (obdúmuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), обду́мати (obdúmaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), обмірко́вувати (obmirkóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), обміркува́ти (obmirkuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
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  3. (obsolete) To weigh. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ponder-en-verb-DUzjOsev
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ponderment, pondersome, preponder, preponderance, preponderant, preponderate, consideration

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "adanvtedi",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "sīkǎo",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
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          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zuómo",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "琢磨"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chénsī",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "沈思"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "gruble"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "fundere"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "overwegen"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
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          "sense": "to think deeply",
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          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "pohtia"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
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          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "réfléchir"
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          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "ponderar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "parar mentes"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "grübeln"
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          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hirhér",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "הִרְהֵר"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "socnā",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "सोचना"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "mereng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "elmereng"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "eltűnődik"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "elmélkedik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "mérlegel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "íhuga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "ponderar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "meditar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "reflektar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "konsiderar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "ponderare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "alt": "じゅっこうする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jukkō suru",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "熟考する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tolğanu",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "толғану"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "kix",
          "lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "thólū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sukgohada",
          "sense": "to think deeply",
          "word": "숙고하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 13 0",
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      "roman": "mtorel",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "մտորել"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "razvažácʹ",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разважа́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "razvážycʹ",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "разва́жыць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dúmacʹ",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ду́маць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "padúmacʹ",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "паду́маць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razmišljávam",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "размишля́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razmísljam",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разми́слям"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razmíslja",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "разми́сля"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "ponderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "adanvtedi",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sīkǎo",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "思考"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuómo",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "琢磨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chénsī",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "沈思"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chénsī",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "沉思"
    },
    {
      "code": "chk",
      "lang": "Chuukese",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "ekipwichi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "přemýšlet"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "gruble"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "fundere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "overwegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "overpeinzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "pensi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "pohtia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "songer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "réfléchir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "ponderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "parar mentes"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "grübeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hirhér",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "הִרְהֵר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "socnā",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "सोचना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "mereng"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "elmereng"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "tűnődik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "eltűnődik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "elmélkedik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "mérlegel"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "íhuga"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "ponderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "meditar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "reflektar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "konsiderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "ponderare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅっこうする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jukkō suru",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "熟考する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "tolğanu",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "толғану"
    },
    {
      "code": "kix",
      "lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "thólū"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sukgohada",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "숙고하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "dēlīberō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "meditor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "pensitō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "razmisluva",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "размислува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "razmisli",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "размисли"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "merenungi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "taute"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "whakaaroaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "pensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "perpensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "andišidan",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "اَنْدیشیدَن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "fekr kardan",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "فِکْر کَرْدَن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dumać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rozważać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rozmyślać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "namyślać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "ponderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razmyšljátʹ",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "размышля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razmýslitʹ",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "размы́слить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zadúmyvatʹsja",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заду́мываться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zadúmatʹsja",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заду́маться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dúmatʹ",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ду́мать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podúmatʹ",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поду́мать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "manyate",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "मन्यते"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "meòraich"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "cnuasaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разми́шљати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ра̀змислити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "razmíšljati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ràzmisliti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "premýšľať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "razmišljati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "razmisliti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "considerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "meditar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "cavilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "discurrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "fundera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "begrunda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "grunna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "yōci",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "யோசி"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "düşünüp taşınmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozmirkóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "розмірко́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozmirkuváty",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "розміркува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dúmaty",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ду́мати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "podúmaty",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поду́мати"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "socnā",
      "sense": "to think deeply",
      "word": "سوچْنا"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mtorel",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "մտորել"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abmjarkóŭvacʹ",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "абмярко́ўваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abmjerkavácʹ",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "абмеркава́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abdúmvacʹ",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "абду́мваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abdúmacʹ",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "абду́маць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obmísljam",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обми́слям"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obmíslja",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обми́сля"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "ponderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sīkǎo",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "思考"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǎolǜ",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "考慮 /考虑"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "tænke efter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "overdenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "pripensi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "pohtia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "s'interroger"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "ponderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "parar mentes"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "überlegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "nachdenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vicārnā",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "विचारना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "latolgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "fontolgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "mérlegel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "fontolóra vesz"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "íhuga"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "ponderare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "expendō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "meditor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "aspicio"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "taute"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "hurihuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "ponderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obdúmyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обду́мывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obdúmatʹ",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обду́мать"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "meòraich"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "cnuasaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "ponderar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "sopesar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to consider carefully",
      "word": "fundera"
    },
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